Cigar and cigarette lighter



Aug. zo., 1946.

..l.A GALTER CIGAR AND CYIRARETTE LIGHTER Filed July 9, 1945 Patented Aug. 20, 1946 UNITED @STATES 1 -O-,FFiifiCfE f olena'ANn CIGARETTE LIGHTER y Y 1 `J ack Gralter,y Chicago, Ill.

Applicationuuly. 9, 1945,seria1'No.hsos,`s9s

1 Claim. (Cl. 6.1-1.1) f

This invention relateswtolighters adapted 'to vfunction regardless of heavy winds, and used for-the lighting of cigars and cigarettes.

'Among the Aobjects of my invention is to provide a windproof lighter having a, closure adapted to easily and definitely open and close as desired and to prevent undesired closing; to supply a closure providing a good seal; to provide a container and casing so formed that the container is easily removable from the casing but will not rattle when in position in the casing; to create a construction eliminating unnecessary parts; and such other objects advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear and which are in- Y herently possessed by my invention.

While I have disclosed herein certain preferred embodiments of my invention, yet I wish it understood that the saine are susceptible of modification and change without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Referring to the drawing, tive View of the exterior of my device; Fig. 2 is a side elevational View with the cover open; Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the casing; Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the device; Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional View on line sectional View on line 6-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a; bottom plan view of the packing.

The embodiment selected to illustrate my invention comprises a casing 10 having a closed bottom I I, a front wall I2, and a rear wall I3, an inner side wall I4 and an outer` side wall I5 forming a hollow interior I6 and an open top I1. Adjacent the inner wall. I4 but slightly spaced therefrom are ribs I8 integrally formed in the inner surfaces of front and rear walls I2 and I3. Said ribs are connected at their bottom portions by integral connecting portion I9, on bottom II. The ribs I8 and connecting portion I9 form with inner side wall I4 a chamber 29 which houses leaf spring 2|. Said spring is bent on itself about one third from its bottom, with the lower double portion 22 within the lower portion of chamber 20 and the upper end 23 extending through open top I1 a short distance above the walls of the casing. The lower portion 22 Vof the spring 2| is bent slightly outwardly so as to bear against the ribs AI8 so that the spring 2I is self fastening within chamber 20, and ribs I8 act as an anchor for the spring 2 I.

A' cover 24 has a closed top 25, open bottom 26, and complementary front 21, rear 28, inner side 29 and outer side 38 walls. Y

My cover 24 is hinged to casing I9 as follows. The upper inner corners of front and rear walls Fig. V1 is a perspec- 5-5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is al I2-and I3 have ears 3l with'openings :312`therein 'to pivot-ally receive the opposite ends of pivot pinsf33l which lare embedded in `carri f34 which is integrally formed `as an extensionat*the-Sinner end of inner side Wall 29 on cover 24. kThe front and back walls 21 and 28 of cover 24 have rounded cut out portions 35 to correspond with rounded ears 3l.

The cam 34 has a radius 36 at its free end. In use when the cover 24 is pivoted to open position on casing I8, radius 36 rides upwardly on spring 2I until the radius is above center. Then the spring 2| bears against the under portion of ra.- dius 36 and holds the cover in open position by spring pressure. During the pivoting of cover 24 to closed position, radius 36 rides downwardly on spring 2| until past the half way mark. Thenspring L2| bears against the upper of radius 36 and holds the cover in pressure. i

A removable container 31 has a closed top 38, front and back walls 39 and 40, and inner and outer side walls 4l and 42. An open bottom 43 leads to a hollow interior 44.

Within interior 44 is integrally formed aV flint tube 45 extending from the bottom to a boss 46 in the top 38, which has an opening 96. A wick hole 41 extends through top 38. On either side of hole 41 are a pair of spaced lugs 48 integrally formed in top 38.

A flame guard 49 has a base 50, high opposite side walls 5I curved to meet at one end, and ending at the other end The side walls 5I have a plurality of opposite spaced holes 53, and bottom cut out draft portions 54. The base 58 is mounted on top 38'of container 31. The base has a central wick opening 55 positioned to register with wick hole 41 in container 31. The base 59 also has a pair of smaller openings 56 spaced on either side of wick opening 55 and adapted to receive lugs 48. The lugs 48 are then peened over to hold ilame guard 49 on container 31.

A knurled wheel 51 is rotatably mounted on pin 58 extending between and attached to lugs 52, and positionedto strike against flint 59 extending out of opening 46 in boss 45.

Within flint tube 45 is a coiled spring 60, the upper end of which contacts ilint 59 and holds it to extend through opening 46 to contact wheel 51. An adjustment screw 6I has its upper shank 62 positioned within spring 60 and has screw threads 63 to engage the screw threads 64 in the lower end of tube 45, and an enlarged end 65.

A packing 66 is split to receive the lower porclosed position by spring A in a pair of spaced lugs 52. Y

Y interior 44 of container 31.

tion ofa' wick 61, both of which extend within Lighting uid 0r other suitable liquid iluidis added to the packing and the Wick. The upper endof wick 61 ex- -tends through openings 41 and 55 for lighting upon receiving a. spark from theflint caused by turning the wheel thereagainst.

The'front and back walls I2 andY I3 of casing Y IIl have'llow horizontal ribs 68 at theirbottom portions, soY that whenA container 31 4is-'placeol in the interior I6 Vofcasingv I0, the ribs 68 prevent the container 31 and screw 6I from touching the Y bottom II.

The container is held in position by friction grip against the front Vand rear Walls I2 and I3, the outer side Wall I5 and ribs I8.`

Having thus described my invention', v'IJclaiini In a cigar and cigarette lighter a casing have I king closedrbottom, front, back,V outer and inner hollow interior of said casing adaptedto remov- Y side walls and an open top, a pair of spaced-ribs .formed in the front and back walls, said ribs ,slielitlsnspaced,fromV the .innerfide wahrend@ Connecting.rilemlzzrv connecbinslthe bQbtOm'pbr:

.tionspf saidribsrsaid ribes, ,Connecting member dJacent portionsof theinner side wall, the

' front, back and bottom walls forming a chamber, a leaf spring positioned within said chamber, said spring bent on itself about a third from its bottom, with the double portion of the spring positioned in the lower, portion of said chamber, the lower end of said spring bent to contact said ribs, the upper end of'Y said spring extending slightly beyond the open top of said casing, said front and back Walls having integral ears ex- 10 tending' from their upperinner corners, a cover having corresponding closed top, front, back and inner and outer side Walls, a cam extending loeyond and formed integrally with said inner side Wall, pivot pins embedded in said cam and extending' within said ears to pivotally hinge'said coverltosaid casing, said cam having a radius @adapted to engage said spring for holding said cover-in desired open and closed positions, said ably receive a fuel cangjsaid chamber conning lsaid j spring and preventing its entry into saicl JACKL GALTER 

